Napkin support



'May 15, 1928.

E. G. HUMPH REY NAPKIN SUPPORT Filed May 2, 1927 Patented May 15, 1928.

EMILY .G, HUMPHEEY, OF SAN. FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

nArKm surrea Application filed May 2,

l -The present invention relates to animproved napkin supportparticularly'a'dapted for'chil'drens use, wherein it is desired tosuspend a bib or napkin'in' a spread position'over the bosom ofthe'w'ear er.

' The objects of the .invention are to provide a support for detachablymounting a; napkin or 'bib,*which, when in position on suspend "thenapkin or bib the wearer, will in a spread position across theibosomofthe' wearer without the use of clips, clamps, or other movable parts,and one which may be inexpensively manufactured, pleasing in appearance,and adapted to ornamentation and inscription.

With the above mentioned and other objects in view, the inventionconsists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and set forth inthe claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes inthe form, propor' tion, size and minor details of construction withinthe scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

To comprehend the invention, reference 'is directed to the accompanyingdrawings,

wherein I v Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the preferredembodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a View in front elevation of the disclosure in Figure 1 witha napkin supported therein. v

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2. I

Figure 4 is an end view of my invention illustrating one end of a cordor chain secured thereto.

In the drawings wherein like characters of reference designatecorresponding parts in the several views, 1 indicates a plateillustrated as arcuate in elevation. The face of the plate 1 is providedwith a plurality of parallel longitudinally disposed arcuate slots 2 and3 separated bya plate body portion 3, the upper slot 2 being of a lengthslightly less than thatof the lower slot 3. In the embodimentillustrated the edges of the slots 2 and 3 extend parallel with the topand bottom edges ofthe platel. The end walls of the plate are eachinwardly and downwardly slotted at 5 forming upwardly. extending hooks 6one at each end of the plate. One end of theplate is slotted 1927. Iserial N05 188,261.

inwardly and upwardly at 7 communicating with one of the slots 5 forminga down wardly extending hook '8 over which is adapted to be slippedthelooped end 9 of a plate retaining chain or cord 10, the other end 11of which is passed through the aperture 12 inthe opposite endof theplate as shown in Figure 1. The knot-ted portion 9 of the free end ofthe member 10 may be.

secured in slot i as illustrated if desired. Thenapkin 4 is detachablysecured to the plate bypassing one corner thereof from the'r'ear of theplate outwardly through the slot 3 over the body portion 3 and inward-1y through the upper slot 2, then downwardly to he adjacent the rearface of the main portion of the napkin. That portion ofthe napkin passedthrough the plate slots is shirred so as to cause a spreading of thedepending portion of the same, as shown in Fig. 2. Ifdesired, the endportion of the napkin, after being passed through the slot 2, may bepositioned over the upper peripheral edge ofthe plate and downwardlylying parallel with the main portion of the napkin, as shown in thedotted lines in Figure I 3. To widen the spread of the napkin, the

edges thereof may he passed through the 1 end slots 5, the hooks 6holding the same in position within said slots. ,VVhen the cord or chain10 is passed around the neck of the wearer and the free'end 9'is'fastened to the 11001; 8, or the knot 9 is received in slot 7, thenapkin is suspended so as to cover the body portion of the wearer Itwill be apparent that the plate may be of any desired shape just so theslots therein are of arcuate formation with the.

lower slot of slightly greater length to insure a spread of the napkinor bib supports ed.v It will also be understood that it is not necessaryto remove the napkin from the support each time the-support is removedfrom the wearer, as the support maybe provided with ornamentation or'inscription identifying the wearer. i i

I claim 1. A bib or napkin holder comprising an elongated body formedlongitudinally with a pair of parallel spaced arcuate'slotsarranged sidebyside, said slots affording a means for threadlng a napkin edge'throughthe holder body with the body of the napkin depending from the holderbody with its side edges diverging, and means carried by the holder bodyfor positioning around the neck oithe weairer. to snlspelnd the holderbody transversely across the bosoln gf the wearer with the are of theslots downwardly disposed.

2. A bib or napkinholder comprisinggyn elongated body formedlongitudinaliywith' an elongated slot afiord ing a in eans, for

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